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UA 5643 on time

United Airlines 5643: Denver to Santa Fe at 3:50 p.m. (past 12 months)

On time
78%
340 flights · likely 73–82%
Cancelled
1.2%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−7 min
median vs schedule
When late
+73 min
average delay
Similar flights
78%
UA, same route & hour

About 1 in 4 UA 5643 flights from Denver arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (22%); 1.2% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 7 minutes early.

UA 5643: DEN → SAF

Scheduled to leave Denver at 3:50 p.m. local time, operated by SkyWest as OO 5643. Over the past year it arrived on time 78% of the time (340 flights), in line with other UA flights on the route at that hour (78%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%Sep 2025: 77% on time (30 flights)77SepOct 2025: 93% on time (30 flights)93OctNov 2025: 78% on time (23 flights)78NovDec 2025: 73% on time (15 flights)73DecJan 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77JanFeb 2026: 82% on time (28 flights)82FebMar 2026: 77% on time (31 flights)77MarApr 2026: 93% on time (30 flights)93AprMay 2026: 87% on time (31 flights)87MayJun 2026: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2026: 63% on time (30 flights)63JulAug 2026: 55% on time (31 flights)55Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday5182%
Tuesday4580%
Wednesday4969%
Thursday4978%
Friday5078%
Saturday4685%
Sunday5072%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 56%Severe weather 17%Late inbound plane 16%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 12%

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Questions

How often is UA 5643 from DEN to SAF late?

United Airlines 5643 from Denver, CO to Santa Fe, NM arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 22% of 340 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.2% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check United Airlines for today's flight. Method.